3D Printed Egg Shaped Base! It’s Set to be Built on the Moon

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A Renewed space race is on and just like in the 60’s many world powers are hustling to get back to the Moon. However, we’re not just headed to Earth’s natural satellite to gather rocks, most are looking to set up a base and that means those astronauts are going to need some place to live.

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00:00A renewed space race is on and just like in the 60s many world powers are hustling to get back

00:09to the moon. But we're not just headed to Earth's natural satellite to gather rocks this time. Most

00:13are looking to set up a base and that means those astronauts are going to need someplace to live.

00:18And this could be what Chinese astronauts eventually call home on the lunar surface.

00:22These are the 3D printed egg-shaped lunar domiciles Chang'e 8 astronauts might build

00:27and live in. They're calling them what in Chinese translates to moonpot vessel and there's a good

00:32reason for that. The design doesn't require any load-bearing vertical structure like columns or

00:36beams but rather relies on the egg shape and divided internal and external sections for support all to

00:42enhance the moonpot stability even in the face of possible moonquakes. The structure also includes

00:48an airbag in between the inner and outer shell creating a thermal layer to protect against the

00:52more than 500 degree temperature swings between day and night on the moon. And the best part is

00:57the whole thing will be built from 3D printed bricks produced on the moon from materials already

01:02found there. Chang'e 8 is set to launch sometime in 2028 with the first round of building expected

01:07to be completed by 2030.

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